Seen But Not Heard

Ch.6 Honor Before Pride and Glory

   I laughed as I made that comment.

"Laugh it up girlie but please remember that you just went through a portal not that long ago."

"Bunny Lord say what? You mean I aged?"

"Yes. The only reason you do not look like a woman of 300 is because you don't have an inner wolf. If you recall, the Fae of the dark court are human shifters whereas the Fae of the light court are true beings. You my dear are a true wolf and as such are immortal. Just. Like. Me. You a now a forever 18 year old. Travel through my portal proved it."
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"Darn! That means my boobs are stuck at this size forever?!?  I don't wanna be a b-cup for all time!"

"Don't worry! The gates that age you are what I call God Gates. Only immortals can safely travel through them. Everyone else goes through a Jump Gate. Think of it like this. Say you want to fly to Japan from NewYork. A God Gate is a single flight that will make you feel like you're gonna die because it's so long and boring. A Jump Gate would be like taking the same trip but with quite a few stops along the way. So with the magic of time displacement, the more stops along the way means the less time that has to catch up. Jump Gates are all connected but have a 5 minute delay between each one. So, if you go to a location that has 5 jumps it will take you 25 minutes to get there without repercussion. If you take a God Gate to the same location, you will have aged 500 years because you bypassed 5 gates. 100 years for every gate you don't take can add up real quick."

"My head hurts from all of that. So simply put, God Gate bad, Jump Gate good. Gotcha Father Time! Now can we train I really wanna train."

"First things first. Imagine a tent big enough for 12 people right here."

   I did just that and a huge tent popped up right I front of me. After a few more thoughts, the tent turned frilly and fuchsia. Yup one very girly tent if I say so myself.

"This is now your home for the next year. Furnish it as you see fit later. Now is the time to train."

"About time, what first?"

"Cardio, I want you to run the perimeter of this room until I get tired. Starting.....now!"

10 hours later, the bunny finally got "tired". I wasn't allowed to stop for water or food. If I needed a break, I was allowed to walk or jog, so long as I stayed in motion. Heck, I didn't even make it to the inside of my tent, I just collapsed at the door of it and passed out. Heat exhaustion and hunger are simply marvelous.

   After a month of conditioning, I am in the best shape of my life! Every day and most nights I worked out and honed my martial skills. I became a blade master, fear my daggers!, as well as an awesome tactician. Bunny would give me a real world scenario and have me come up with a full out battle plan consisting of troop numbers, movement, and logistics. He would take the plan and have his men use it. It's kind of weird, I have never seen real battle but my plans were being used in them.

"Ok child, I feel it's time you face a reality of killing. Anyone can kill but only a true hunter of the Wild Hunt appreciates the death of the hunted. When I read your memories, I came across the one with the wasted rabbit. That sentiment resounds perfectly with who I am, who you are, and what I see your future to hold."

"What do you mean? What does a wasted life have to do with my future?"

"A hunter lives off of the land. He eats what he kills to survive and knows that the life taken is precious. From now on, there is but one rule for the kills you shall execute. You eat what you kill. You don't have to eat the entire kill but you must partake of it to give it honor."

"You're freaking me out. I know about hunting, killing and living, why this emphasis on honoring it and stuff?"

"Because my dear, taking a life is not without a price on your soul. And of great consequence, we of the wild hunt eat the people we kill. Honor before pride and glory, strong words to live by and even harder to truly follow. So, from now on, you shall hone your skills in this space by hunting and killing rouge criminals  that are freely running in here. They are also your only means of meat.  I'll return to this place once you have killed all the rouges. I expanded the size of this place and as you can see, there is now a huge forest here."

"Well screw me sideways. Guess I'll find out what the other other white meat is gonna taste like." Stupid Tubby, he's growling at me.